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15 Heroines

15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid

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Drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.

365 Days/365 Plays

A unique, year-long play cycle from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Topdog/Underdog. This collection of 365 impeccably crafted pieces, each with its own distinctive characters and dramatic power, is a complete work by an artist responding to her world, each and every day.

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A short play about a young woman who, after shoplifting for the first time, is chased by the store detective.

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A play from Palestine, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

Abigail

A man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love and their struggle unravels.

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About a Goth

A short play about a young man who volunteers in old people's homes, and suffers paroxyms of love and hate for the residents.

Published in volume Me, As A Penguin

    Acting Leader

    A short play about Margaret Beckett finding herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.

    Acts

    A short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.

    Published in volume Family: three plays

      Albertine in Five Times

      A simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.

        All On Her Own

        A powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.

        Published in volume Harlequinade & All On Her Own

          Almost Nothing

          By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas

          An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

          Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table

            Aloe Aloe

            A provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.

            Published in volume Mr Incredible

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              Box Set Summer Festival
              Featuring nine Nick Hern Books plays

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              27 July–3 August 2024
              Putney Theatre Company, London

              Beth Flintoff

              Amanda Whittington

              Tom Fowler

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              19–24 August 2024
              KGS Theatre Company, Edinburgh

              Polly Teale

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              18–21 September 2024
              The Playhouse Company, Cheltenham

              Dario Fo and Franca Rame in a new adaptation by Tom Basden